April Onstage Global Bloghop - Graceful Glass

Hello My Wonderful Friends

I had an absolute BLAST the weekend after Easter when I got to go attend a Stampin' Up! event in London, ON (Canada).  SU! demonstrators (~8000 of us) gathered at 14 sites worldwide to attend a sort of mini-convention called "OnStage", to see the new Stampin' Up! products and to receive training in some of the new goodies.

Roses and a Bird stamped and cut using the framelits and coloured using the Stampin' Blends.  I LOVE the effect of using white-on-white diecuts to cover the front of the card, making it seem like the card front was embossed.

I was honoured to be one of the demonstrators who got to present on the stage itself and show the introduce the rest of the demonstrators to one of the GORGEOUS new product suites that will be available in the upcoming Annual Catalogue.

Colouring the vellum makes a pretty image become absolutely gorgeous!  And I am so glad black embossing powder is coming back into the new catalogue!

The GRACEFUL GLASS suite includes a beautiful stamp set (Painted Glass), breathtaking thinlits (Stained Glass), and designer vellum (Graceful Glass) -- all of which can be used to create stunning projects.

I love that you can colour the vellum with Stampin' Blends or regular markers!  This sample is coloured from behind using the Stampin' Markers.

I gave a sneak peak of my OnStage samples in an earlier post (see them HERE) but I wanted to show you a few of them again.  Because I mean...they are just.  so.   pretty!  Any project you create using the Graceful Glass suite is gorgeous, let's face it!

I'm so glad the Basket Weave embossing folder is going to remain a current item.  Turning it around so the back is showing, gives a different and subtle effect (It was hard to capture the effect just so...but with the shadows in this photo, you can see the 'debossed' background)!

I am so excited to jump through this blog hop and see the samples that were made by some of the other participants.  I know that Stampin' Up! recruited some VERY talented people at each of the locations to help showcase some of the great new products we get to order from the upcoming catalogue.

I for one, just can't wait!

Brusho creates just the perfect background for this super elegant garden arbor.

I will leave you with this one final card sample - since I love how the Brusho turned out for this particular card background.  And then, I invite you to hop over to the next blog to see the super projects my fellow demo has in store for you!


Don't forget to visit everyone.  And feel free to leave comments to let us know what you think of the samples we created, and how much you are looking forward to the new catalogue.


The next blog can be found by clicking the image link below

 



Hope you are looking forward to a wonderful day!  Visit again soon, and keep a look out for more Sneak Peeks from the new catalogue.that will be coming out soon.

God Bless,   Cynthia   <><

 




Full list of Blog Hop Participants:

1. Sandra Collett

2. Kristel Rimmer

3. Emily Campbell

4. Kim Oliver 

5. Jackie Aitken

6. Nicole Wilson

7. Tanja Kolar

8. Monique Fielder

9. Suze Bonnema

10. Cynthia Millan THAT'S ME!   :)

11.Rachel Palmieri 

12. Rachael Lewsley 

13. Laura Mackie

14. Fiona Stanton

15. Kayla Adams

Sneak Peek - Graceful Glass OnStage Samples - and RETIRING PRODUCTS

Hey There Friends

So much excitement this past weekend!  In a nutshell:

1) New catalogue
2) Retiring Products
3) Sneal Peek of Graceful Glass

1)  I got my hands on the brand new SU! catalogue last Friday night.  I cannot show you yet and customers will not be able to order from it until June 1...but trust me, you are going to LOVE the new catalogue!!  

It is SPECTACULAR!!

Do you want to get your hands on the new catalogue as soon as possible?  Place an online order through me HERE before April 30 and use the hostess code YCVGTHNF, and I will have one mailed directly to your house! 

2)  The retiring list came out and there are a TON of favourites going away.  Most importantly - I need to let you know that besides the 2016-18 In Colors, THIRTEEN of our other colours are being retired.  That's right.....THIRTEEN colours that you know and love are going away.  So if you own the ink pads, (or even just want to buy them) buy the re-inkers NOW, not to mention stock up on cardstock before it is sold out. 

We are getting a whole bunch of fresh new gorgeous and on-trend colours in our repertoire.  But for those of you who love these ones, you should hurry HERE to order these colours before they sell out (remember to use the hostess code YCVGTHNF so I will send your catalogue to you)

Retiring colours are:
Pink Pirouette
Wild Wasabi
Soft Sky
Marina Mist
Wisteria Wonder
Tangerine Tango
Tempting Turquoise
Rose Red
Always Artichoke
Island Indigo
Elegant Eggplant
Perfect Plum
Chocolate Chip

See the rest of the retiring lists HERE and place your orders as soon as you can in order to make certain you can get them before they run out.

3)  Also this past weekend, 8000 demonstrators gathered at 14 sites worldwide to attend what we call "OnStage" events and see the new Stampin' Up! products and receive training in some of the new goodies.

I was thrilled when Stampin' Up! allowed me to play with a BRAND NEW product suite and create some samples for the OnStage event that was held in London, Ontario.  

The suite I got to use includes a gorgeous stamp set (Painted Glass stamp set) and breathtaking thinlits (Stained Glass thinlits), not to mention absolutely gorgeous designer vellum (Graceful Glass Vellum)!

I will give you lots of details sometime soon, but for now, here's a look at the set of cards I made to showcase these gorgeous products.  None of these products are available for you to order until June 1, but I really wanted you to get a sneak peek at some of the gorgeous goodness that is coming your way soon in the new catalogue!

Hope you enjoy my samples. 

Just so you know, the Graceful Glass suite is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of new Stampin' Up! products.  This stamp set is delightful, the thinlits are breathtaking, the vellum is absolutely to-die-for, and that's only this one suite.

The new Stampin' Up! catalogue.  Love.  Love.  LOVE!

I'll have plenty more goodies to show you over the next little while.  Enjoy the rest of your week and God Bless,     Cynthia       <><

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Onstage 2016 and a Sneak Peek - Beautiful You

Hello Friends

I've got to tell you - Stampin' Up! *REALLY* knows how to pamper us!!  In a nutshell, this weekend all over the globe, SU! demonstrators gathered for what we refer to as Onstage and Centrestage events.  Basically, a mini-convention where we got to come together, share business tips, laugh together, stamp together, and get crazy!

All miked up and ready to present onstage at OnStage

Had 10 of my downline there and I think they had a blast too!!  I sure LOVED having them there with me!!
 

My Onstage Presentation.  Nervous?  Who?  Me?!?

I was honoured and blessed to be asked to do a presentation onstage at OnStage.  Basically, at the end of the summer SU! sent me a brand spanking new stamp set that no one else had seen before - one that appears in the Occasions catalogue and is not available until January 4 - and they asked if I could do a short presentation to showcase this new stamp set.

Me and Jackie Bultje getting to walk onstage and be recognized as having achieved the Incentive trip to Thailand in 2017

Honestly, I had to think about it for a minute or two.  NOT !!!

I jumped at the chance.  And let me tell you, it was pretty neat to get to play with a stamp set that NO ONE else had seen before.  

I loved the stamp set the instant I saw it (it is called Beautiful You and will be available Jan 4) and I wanted to demonstrate to everyone just how easy it was to use.  So for the next few days I am going to give you a couple of sneak peeks at this terrific new set.  And I will use it in both the "traditional way" and I'll show you something that uses it "outside of the box".

Today's quick Show & Tell sneak peek uses the fabulous Beautiful You stamp set with a french sentiment (yes it comes in french too), in a card that you can create in mere minutes with very few tools or accessories needed. 

Notice the sketched 'swoosh' that is used to fill in the dress?  And notice the red & yellow "DSP" in the panel on the left?  You guessed it.  I created that DSP using the stamp that fills in the dress.  Matchy matchy.

And this is also a card that can be used by someone who belongs to the Red Hat Society.  I had a request for a card several years ago and could not help my friend, but now I can.  Red Hat Ladies...here you go!! 

As for my masculine card...the sentiment is from the Beautiful You stamp set, as well as the blue reflection/shadow in the water.  That was created using the other sketched 'swoosh' stamp that comes in the set.

You might notice a bit of wink of stella to make the water glisten.  I think I have a wink of stella addiction!    ;)

I am going to wrap this up by repeating just how wonderful it was to have some of my team members with me at Onstage to share so much stamping fun with.  Not only did we have a blast, but we each got a copy of the new Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration catalogue and we can order some sneak peek items from them too!  

How about you?  Want to see the new catalogues?  Are you interested in getting your hands on some new Stampin' Up! goodies....at a DISCOUNT?!?!? 

If you want to be one of the very first to see the goodies in the new catalogue and be the first to order, you need to buy the starter kit and belong to the Canadian Sunshine Stampers.  We get to order before anyone else!  The starter kit is a great deal at $135, no tax, no shipping and you get to choose $165 of whatever you want! There are no lock in dates, you don't have to sell and there's no pressure from me.  

Come back again soon so I can show you some more wonderful projects and sneak peeks.  
Hope your day is great and your week ahead is fantastic.  God Bless,   Cynthia   <><